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Korean Chicken Stir-fry

Spicy Korean ground chicken topped with sesame seeds and green onions on steamed rice in a black bowl.
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This Korean Chicken Stir-fry is quick and easy to make and full of spicy-sweet and smoky flavors! Lean ground chicken gets marinated in a Korean-style marinade and is stir-fried with onion, garlic, ginger, chilies, and spring onion. Super simple, high protein and SO delicious!

Ingredients

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Chicken Marinade:

  • 10.6 ounces / 300 grams Lean Ground Chicken (I used homemade knife-minced chicken breast)
  • 2.5 tablespoons / 45 grams Gochujang (Korean Hot Pepper Paste)
  • 1.5 tablespoons / 30 grams Ginger Garlic Paste (or use ¾ tablespoon each of ginger paste and garlic paste or grated fresh garlic and ginger)
  • 1.5 / 23ml tablespoon Low Sodium Light Soy Sauce
  • ½ tablespoon / 3 grams Gochugaru, to taste (substitute with a medium-hot chili powder if unavailable)
  • 2 teaspoons / 10 grams Mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
  • 2 teaspoons / 14 grams Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
  • ½ teaspoon Pure Chili Oil (optional, without sediment)
  • ½ teaspoon freshly cracked Black Pepper

Stir-fry:

  • 1 tablespoon Peanut Oil (or any other neutral oil with a high smoke point)
  • ½ medium / 100 grams Yellow Onion – finely chopped
  • 2 medium stalks / 20-23 grams Spring Onion (Scallion/Green Onion) – finely chopped, white and light green parts separated from dark green parts
  • 1 tablespoon / 8 grams minced Ginger
  • 4-5 cloves / 20 grams Garlic – minced
  • 16 pieces / 3-20 grams fresh Red Chilies, to taste (optional – I used Thai Bird’s Eye red chilies but any variety will work, omit for milder dish – note 2*) – finely chopped
  • To Serve: Warm steamed rice, toasted white sesame seeds, reserved spring onion

Instructions

Prep:

  1. Marinate the chicken: Combine all of the ingredients for the ‘Chicken Marinade’ in a medium bowl. Mix well until evenly combined and the chicken is coated well in the marinade. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes at least, or cover and marinate overnight in the refrigerator for more flavor.
  2. Prepare fresh ingredients: Chop the onion, spring onion, ginger, garlic and red chilies as indicated in the ‘Ingredients’ section.

Spicy Korean Chicken Stir-fry:

  1. Stir-fry the aromatics: Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large nonstick wok or large deep sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the yellow onion, spring onion white and light green parts, and ginger. Stir-fry for a minute until the onion is translucent.
  2. Stir-fry the garlic and chilies: Add the garlic and red chilies and stir-fry for 30-40 seconds until fragrant.
  3. Cook the chicken: Make a well in the center of the wok by pushing everything to the sides. Add the marinated chicken and all of the marinade in the bowl. Flatten and spread the mixture so that there is as much surface contact as possible. Allow to sear for a minute, then start flipping the mixture to sear the other side for another 30 seconds. Stir-fry, breaking up clumps, until just cooked and most of the liquid in the wok has evaporated – about 2 more minutes.
  4. Toss through the spring onion: Toss through most of the spring onion dark green parts, then switch off the heat.
  5. To Serve: Divide evenly over bowls of warm steamed rice and top with toasted white sesame seeds and the reserved spring onion. Serve immediately.

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Notes

  1. Fresh Red Chilies. Use more or less chilies based on your heat level preference. Leave them out for a milder dish. Same for the gochugaru and pure chili oil.
  2. Be sure to check out the full post for ingredient notes/substitutions, storage information, tips on customizing this recipe, and more!

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